Founders of early-stage start-ups are passionate, driven and optimistic. So, as they embark on the mission to sell their vision, they should accentuate the positive and keep negative thoughts of risk to the back of their mind, right? Wrong.
While other sectors have embraced the digital age and forged ahead with new technologies, techniques and approaches, construction has seen slower change. Some estimate that manufacturing productivity has increased eight-fold and agriculture 16-fold in the last 70 years, while construction has barely improved.
Many hands make light work (properly coordinated hands that is). This timeless truism is the essence of why I believe collaborative autonomous drone fleets with a dynamic hierarchy of command and control will help ambitious companies seize the future.
Businesses from across industry are scrambling to implement automation plans. Those who get it right will be poised to own the future.
Niall Mottram attended the Automate Conference determined to put the case for simulated environments as a key accelerator for autonomy. His main takeaway – simulation is right on message and in tune with the mood of the industry